شَحَا

, (K,) or شَحَا فَاهُ, (Ks, S,) aorist شَحَوَ , (Ks, TA,) or شَحُوَ , (S,) verbal noun شَحْوٌ, (Ks, S, TA,) said of a man, (TA,) He opened his mouth; (S, K, TA;) as also ↓ اشحى [or apparently, اشحى فَاهُ], (K,) and فَاهُ ↓ شحّى, verbal noun تَشْحِيَةٌ. (TA.) شَحَا فَاهُ [meaning as above] is also said of the ass when about to bray. (TA.) And one says of the bit, شَحَا فَمَ الدَّابَّةِ [It opened the mouth of the beast]. (TA.) [See also article شحى.]

-A2- And شَحَا فُوهُ, (S, K, *) aorist شَحُوَ , (S,) verbal noun as above, (TA,) His mouth opened; (S, K;) as also فوه ↓ شحّى; (TA;) but one should not say اشحى فوه. (IAar, TA.)

And شَحَا, verbal noun as above, He stepped, paced, or walked. (TA.) Hence it is related in a tradition of 'Alee, that, having mentioned sedition, or conflict and faction, or the like, he said to 'Ammár, لَتَشْحُوَنَّ فِيهَا شَحْوًا لَا يُدْرِكُكَ الرَّجُلُ السَّرِيعُ, meaning Thou shalt assuredly go [or step or pace] quickly, and advance, therein [so that the swift man shall not overtake thee]. (TA.) And it is said that شَحَا فِيهِ signifies He went far; and took a wide, or an ample, range; in it. (TA. [See also 5.])